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SECURITY REPORT http://www.infoworld.com/
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Tuesday, September 6, 2005
* Symantec issues patch for corporate antivirus software
* Digital health care and privacy issues
* Dirty words, take II
* NAC vs. NAP
* Congress looks to pass data breach law
* Basic security checks for a stand-down review
* Microsoft bolsters video content security in Vista
* Product Guide: CipherTrust IronMail Connection Control
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SYMANTEC ISSUES PATCH FOR CORPORATE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE
Symantec has issued a patch for a vulnerability in its corporate
antivirus software that could allow an unauthorized person to access a
company's servers.
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DIGITAL HEALTH CARE AND PRIVACY ISSUES
Technology and the profit motive combine to offer us tremendous benefits
-- often life-saving ones. But this combination also challenges our
right to privacy. Take, for example, the amazing new health care devices
unveiled at the recent Intel Developer Forum (IDF) conference held in
San Francisco.
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DIRTY WORDS, TAKE II
My column "IT's Seven Dirty Words" -- a subjective list of terms that
shouldn't be repeated in polite IT company -- generated piles of e-mail
from readers who were quick to add a few choice words of their own. In
the interest of sharing, let me reproduce a few of their suggestions.
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NAC VS. NAP
It all started with the Blaster worm in August 2003. That disastrous
epidemic proved once and for all that boundary gateway protection alone
is a failed security strategy. Since then, beginning with broader
adoption of host-based personal firewalls, vendors have been cooking up
host-based schemes to harden the "soft, chewy" center of the
network. The most interesting battle over how end-point defense should
proceed is between Cisco's NAC (Network Admission Control) and
Microsoft's NAP (Network Access Protection).
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CONGRESS LOOKS TO PASS DATA BREACH LAW
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Congress will look to pass consumer data protection
legislation as it returns next week from its mid-year recess, but if
Congress fails to act, a tough new state law will force interstate
companies to disclose virtually all data breaches, no matter how small
the risk.
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BASIC SECURITY CHECKS FOR A STAND-DOWN REVIEW
I'm frequently called to implement advanced computer security
infrastructures, things like PKI, network-access management, intrusion
protection systems, honeypots, and intrusion detection systems. Although
I'm glad to offer my assistance and experience in planning and
deploying these types of systems, I'm often surprised about a
given organization's disregard of the basics.
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MICROSOFT BOLSTERS VIDEO CONTENT SECURITY IN VISTA
Microsoft plans to include new ways to protect video content in the
next version of its Windows desktop operating system (OS) in an effort
to position the OS as a platform for home digital entertainment
systems.
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PRODUCT GUIDE: CIPHERTRUST IRONMAIL CONNECTION CONTROL
A standard component of all IronMail appliances, Connection Control uses
a sender reputation database to identify spammer IP addresses and then
limits the bandwidth available to known spammers. Enforcement occurs at
the IP layer, making it difficult to bypass, but effectiveness depends
on the accuracy and responsiveness of the reputation system.
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